https://github.com/palmin/open-in-place

Example app that illustrates how to get open-in-place to work well with iOS document providers.
https://github.com/palmin/open-in-place

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Example app that illustrates how to get open-in-place to work well with iOS document providers.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/palmin/open-in-place
• Owner: palmin
• Created: 2017-06-22T10:21:59.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-08-31T16:55:22.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-02T14:12:55.867Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: ios
• Language: Swift
• Homepage:
• Size: 2.45 MB
• Stars: 137
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 11
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Open in Place.

Example app that illustrates how to get open-in-place to work well with iOS file providers.

It shows how to:

- invoke the document picker in open mode for files and directories

- receive open-in-place file references through Drag and Drop

- use and persist the security scoped URLs the document picker or Drag and Drop gives you

- work with a directory in a coordinated manner to stay in sync

- edit a text file in a coordinated manner such that your changes are written safely and such that outside changes appear in the editor automatically

- use the [WorkingCopyUrlService](OpenInPlace/Working%20Copy/WorkingCopyUrlService.swift) file-provider SDK to fetch information about entries

- open using x-callback-url without user interaction for files in folders user has previously granted access using [XCallbackOpener](OpenInPlace/XCallbackOpener.swift)

Using the document picker to open directories will probably only work for iCloud Drive, external drives and 

a few third party apps. I am the author of [Working Copy](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/working-copy/id896694807?mt=8&uo=6&at=1000lHq&ct=openinplace), 

[S3 Files](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/s3-files/id6447647340?mt=openinplace) and 

[Secure ShellFish](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/secure-shellfish-sftp-client/id1336634154?mt=openinplace) 

that fully supports opening directories in-place. Opening files in-place should be supported by all file providers.

The excellent [Textastic](https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1049254261?ct=textasticapp.com&at=11lNQP&pt=15967&mt=8)

has been [doing](http://blach.io/2016/08/02/opening-git-repository-folders-in-textastic-6-2/) this for a while and so

does [Codea](http://itunes.apple.com/app/id439571171?mt=8), [iA Writer](https://ia.net/writer) and 

[Pythonista](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pythonista-3/id1085978097?ls=1).

My hope is that providing sample code will encourage others to follow suit. 

A good place to start is at the top of [ListController](OpenInPlace/ListController.swift) and

[EditController](OpenInPlace/EditController.swift).

If you have any questions the easiest way to catch me is on Twitter as [@palmin](https://twitter.com/palmin).